The polio years in Texas battling a terrifying unknown / Heather Green Wooten.

Author/creator Wooten, Heather Green, 1958-
Format Electronic
Edition1st ed.
Publication InfoCollege Station : Texas A&M University Press,
Descriptionxiv, 248 p. : ill., maps, music ; 24 cm.
Supplemental ContentFull text available from Ebook Central - Academic Complete
Subjects
Poliomyelitis--Texas. --History. --20th century.
Poliomyelitis--history. --Texas.
Poliomyelitis--therapy. --Texas.
Disease Outbreaks--history. --Texas.
History, 20th Century--Texas.
Poliovirus--Texas.
Socioeconomic Factors--Texas.

Contents The dawn of a crippling threat -- The Lone Star legacy : polio, Texas politics, and FDR -- Battling a terrifying unknown -- Giving the boot to polio -- Red bricks, white coats, and iron lungs -- Silencing the killer -- A story yet to finish.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
Access restrictionAvailable only to authorized users.
Technical detailsMode of access: World Wide Web
Genre/formElectronic books.
LCCN 2009010425
ISBN9781603441407 (cloth : alk. paper)
ISBN1603441409 (cloth : alk. paper)
ISBN9781603441650 (pbk. : alk. paper)
ISBN1603441654 (pbk. : alk. paper)

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